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About Barhog Village

Barhog is a large village in Bind tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,347, made up of 1,729 males and 1,618 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 365 hectares hectares.

Barhog Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barhog village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Bind
Area (hectares) 365 hectares
Population 3,347
Male Population 1,729
Female Population 1,618
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barhog compares

By the 2011 count Barhog is the 6th largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,137 residents. Its 365 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Barhog

Barhog is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Barhog as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barhog from other places

Barhog lies about 26 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Rahui Road, about 14 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Barhog
Tehsil headquarters Bind 3.1 km
Nearest town Bar Bigha 9.6 km
Nearest railway station Rahui Road 14 km
District headquarters Nalanda 26 km

Villages closest to Barhog

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bind tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Barhog

As per the Census of India 2011, Barhog village had a population of 3,347. That makes it the 6th largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,137 residents.

Barhog village has 1,729 males and 1,618 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barhog has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

Barhog covers 365 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barhog falls under Bind tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Barhog is Rahui Road, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Barhog.

Barhog is about 26 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barhog is in Bind tehsil of Nalanda district. Bind is about 3.1 km away. Bar Bigha is about 9.6 km away. Rahui Road is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Akhtiarpur (under 2 km), Jamsari (1.8 km) and Gazipur (1.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Barhog today is likely to be higher.

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